Kate Nash Literary Agency

What Kate Nash Literary Agency does

Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd. is an independent UK literary agency founded in 2009 and based near Oxford, with a registered office in London (Southgate Office Village, N14 6HF). The agency represents authors of commercial fiction, non-fiction, and comedy for adults, young adults, and children, with particular strength in crime, thriller, romance, historical fiction, book club fiction, and genre non-fiction. Services span manuscript evaluation, submissions to publishers, contract negotiation, subsidiary rights management, and career guidance, delivered under the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA) Code of Practice.

The agency's operating model is relationship-driven and personnel-light, with four agents (Kate Nash, Justin Nash, Francesca Riccardi, Saskia Leach) supported by an agency reader and a finance manager. It monetises exclusively through commission on deals negotiated for authors — covering publishing agreements, secondary rights, translation rights (via eight sub-agencies across Europe, Japan, Türkiye, and Arabic territories), and film/TV adaptations (via direct relationships with scouts, producers, and broadcasters in the UK, USA, and Europe). The technology stack is non-proprietary and limited to third-party tools such as QueryTracker for unsolicited submissions and standard email for outreach.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis with no publicly disclosed pricing. The agency is founder-owned and bootstrapped (no external capital, no funding rounds), with no revenue figures disclosed. Differentiators cited are Kate Nash's individual Top 20 UK Fiction ranking by Publishers Marketplace, her Agent of the Year award from the Romantic Novelists' Association (2019), and the agency's track record of major TV adaptations such as Charlotte Langley's 'The Blame' (Quay Street Productions / Fifth Season, 2025). Ancillary revenue lines include #BookCamp writer development courses and the MeetCute Storyteller Prize partnership with MeetCute Romance Book Festival (2026).

Name

Kate Nash Literary Agency

Legal name

Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd.

Website

https://katenashlit.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kate Nash Literary Agency is a UK-based independent literary agency founded in 2009 that represents authors of commercial fiction, non-fiction, and comedy, earning commission on publishing deals, translation rights, and film/TV adaptations across a roster of bestselling authors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literary Agency Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (71141), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Middle Grade Publishing (MPAJAFAC), Children’s Nonfiction Publishing (MPAJAFAE)

Keywords

• Literary agency services
• Author representation
• Commercial fiction publishing
• Translation rights sales
• Film television rights

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commission on Literary Deals: The agency earns commission on deals negotiated on behalf of authors. This includes representation fees, book deals, and subsidiary rights sales. As a member of the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA), the agency follows industry-standard commission structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kate Nash Literary Agency is an independent literary agency that represents authors of commercial fiction and non-fiction for adults, young adults and children. It negotiates book deals with publishers, manages subsidiary rights including translation and film/TV adaptations, and provides manuscript evaluation and career management, earning commission on deals secured on behalf of authors.

Product overview

Kate Nash Literary Agency Ltd. is a UK-based independent literary agency founded in 2009, specializing in bestselling commercial fiction and non-fiction for adults, young adults, and children. The agency offers core services including author representation, rights management (translation, film & TV), submissions handling, and #BookCamp Courses for writer development. The agency represents dramatic/fetching rights for most authors and works with international sub-agencies for overseas territories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Literary Agency Services
• #BookCamp Courses
• Translation Rights Representation
• Film & TV Rights Representation

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MeetCute Romance Book FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 March 2026Kate Nash Literary Agency partnered with MeetCute Romance Book Festival to create the MeetCute Storyteller Prize, a new romance fiction prize to discover and promote new writing talent in the romance genre.
• Bedford SquarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Bedford Square is the publisher of Charlotte Langley's 'The Blame' and is collaborating with Quay Street Productions on the TV adaptation. They acquired the novel and are supporting the screen adaptation process.
• Quay Street ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Quay Street Productions (led by Nicola Shindler) is producing the TV adaptation of 'The Blame' starring Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth. The series films in and around London for ITV1 and STV.
• Fifth SeasoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Fifth Season is producing the TV adaptation in association with Quay Street Productions and handling global distribution of 'The Blame'.
• Anna Jarota Agency (AJA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in France.
• The Foreign OfficecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Spain and Portugal.
• Michael Meller Literary AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Germany.
• Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency (PNLA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Italy.
• Prava i prevodicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
• AnatoliaLit AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Türkiye.
• Japan UNI AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Japan.
• Jazlah Literary AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSub-agency representing Kate Nash Literary Agency authors for translation rights in Arabic language territories.
• Association of Authors' Agents (AAA)coreOthersKate Nash Literary Agency is a member of the AAA trade association, committed to giving the highest possible level of service to authors following their Code of Practice.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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